The St. Louis Snow

Con eve: I cannot wait to experience B's first Dragoncon. I am so freaking stoked for him! He will have to go off and do his own thing with his own department, but there are some things that are extremely ok to do by myself and with others who know what mutual respect looks like. And the meaning of consent. People who accept others that understand that different people exist, and if someone doesn't like you, that's ok. Not everyone is supposed to like you. That would be impossible. And it's an insane expectation... How Crickets felt about being part of a sporting event... How he felt about those people, that's how I feel about people in general, who are on the con volunteer staff. Or people who attend cons all the time. They're not all lovely people... Some are... Differently-minded. Like, most of society runs on some monogamous notion of love... Like you gotta pick and choose who you want to hang out with... I think that's just life.  I had always wanted to...

I think it's pretty narrow-minded of someone to assume their life is the one blueprint everyone tries to follow.  My life is "out of order" ... Not the 404 not found/doesn't work concept... But the dance steps I was taught, was the common coretrot: school wedding kids death. School wedding kids death. School wedding kids death... Not the best plan for a genius...  Women are allowed to not have kids and still be happy and content. And strong. Just because we have the equipment doesn't mean we have to populate the species. Believe me, there are enough people here... We need to invest in the infrastructure and education of our populace. Of the people trying to scrape by and not drown in quid pro quo... It has always surprised me that the Republican Right dictates all life is precious, but then mocks those less fortunate... Or with single mothers. Or never puts their money where their mouth is... They spout that they're holier than most, but then evict those in ne...